tar baby

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Definition of tar baby in English English dictionary

A situation or problem from which it is virtually impossible to disentangle oneself

Related Terms

tarbaby

A difficult or "sticky" situation, especially one where peoples' attempts to make it better only make it worse

tarbaby

A black person

tarbaby

A difficult situation, especially one where peoples attempts to make it better only make it worse

Hyphenation

tar ba·by

Turkish pronunciation

tär beybi

Pronunciation

/ˈtär ˈbābē/ /ˈtɑːr ˈbeɪbiː/